API Specification 6A / ISO 10423

Table 0.1 - Recommended torques for flange bolting (51 units)

Stud diameter Thread Studs with Sy = 550 MPa Studs with S" = 720 MPa Studs with SI' = 655 MPa
pitch bolt stress = 275 MPa bolt stress = 360 MPa bolt stress = 327,5 MPa

Tension Torque Torque Tension Torque Torque Tension Torque Torque

D p F f= 0,07 1= 0,13 F 1= 0,07 {=0,13 F 1= 0,07 1=0,13
(in) mm mm kN N·m Nm kN Nm N·m kN N·m N·m
0,500 12,70 1,954 25 36 61 33 48 80 - - -

0,625 15,88 2,309 40 70 118 52 92 155 - - -

0,750 19,05 2,540 59 122 206 78 160 270 - - -

0,875 22,23 2,822 82 193 328 107 253 429 - - -

1,000 25,40 3,175 107 288 488 141 376 639 - - -

1,125 28,58 3,175 140 413 706 184 540 925 - - -

1,250 31,75 3,175 177 569 981 232 745 1285 - - -

1,375 34,93 3,175 219 761 1320 286 996 1727 - - -

1,500 38,10 3,175 265 991 1727 346 1 297 2261 - - -

1,625 41,28 3,175 315 1263 2211 412 1 653 2894 - - -

1,750 44,45 3,175 369 1 581 2777 484 2069 3636 - - -
1,875 47,63 3,175 428 1 947 3433 561 2549 4493 - - -
2,000 50,80 3,175 492 2366 4183 644 3097 5476 - - -

2,250 57,15 3,175 631 3375 5997 826 4418 7851 - - -

2,500 63,50 3,175 788 4635 8271 1 032 6068 10828 - - -

2,625 66,68 3,175 - - - - - - 1040 6394 11 429

2,750 69,85 3,175 - - - - - - 1 146 7354 13168
3,000 76,20 3,175 - - - - - - 1 375 9555 17 156
3,250 82,55 3,175 - - - - - - 1 624 12154 21 878
3,750 95,25 3,175 - - - - - - 2185 18685 33766
3,875 98,43 3,175 - - - - - - 2338 20620 37293
4,000 101,6 3,175 - - - - - - 2496 22683 41057

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Table 0.2 - Recommended torques for flange bolting (US Customary units)

Stud Threads Studs with SF = 80 ksi Studs with SF = 105 ksi Studs with S" = 95 ksi
diameter per in bolt stress = 40 ksi bolt stress = 52,5 ksi bolt stress = 47,5 ksi

Tension Torque Torque Tension Torque Torque Tension Torque Torque

D N F f= 0,07 f= 0,13 F f= 0,07 f= 0,13 F f= 0,07 f= 0,13
in 1/in Ibf ftlbf ft·lbf Ibf ftlbf ftlbf Ibf ftlbf ftlbf

0,500 13 5676 27 45 7450 35 59 - - -

0,625 11 9040 52 88 11 865 68 115 - - -
0,750 10 13 378 90 153 17559 118 200 - - -
0,875 9 18469 143 243 24241 188 319 - - -
1,000 8 24230 213 361 31802 279 474 - - -

1,125 8 31 618 305 523 41499 401 686 - - -

1,250 8 39988 421 726 52484 553 953 - - -

1,375 8 49340 563 976 64759 739 1 281 - - -

1,500 8 59674 733 1 278 78322 962 1677 - - -

1,625 8 70989 934 1635 93173 1 226 2146 - - -

1,750 8 83286 1 169 2054 109313 1534 2696 - - -
1,875 8 96565 1440 2539 126741 1 890 3332 - - -

2,000 8 110825 1 750 3094 145458 2297 4061 - - -

2,250 8 142292 2496 4436 186758 3276 5822 - - -

2,500 8 177 685 3429 6118 233212 4500 8030 - - -

2,625 8 - - - - - - 233765 4716 8430

2,750 8 - - - - - - 257694 5424 9712

3,000 8 - - - - - - 309050 7047 12654

3,250 8 - - - - - - 365070 8965 16136

3,750 8 - - - - - - 491 099 13782 24905

3,875 8 - - - - - - 525521 15208 27506

4,000 8 - - - - - - 561 108 16730 30282

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